speaking from the egyptian side of the rafah border crossing, he said it was time for the guns to fall silent. much more to come on all of those stories. now it's time for a look at today's sport with gavin. we're under way at the six nations, as france take on ireland in le mans. the french in the lead in le mans as they begin their campaign as favourites to topple and all—conquering england — who play tomorrow against italy. later today, though, wales are at home to scotland — in what's expected to be a tight encounter. jo currie is in cardiff for us. scotland looking to cement their status as one of the most improved sides in the competition? yes, we have already had torrential

rain, bright sunshine and just about everything in between here in cardiff already this afternoon. you can bet that this game between wales and scotland will be just as unpredictable. these encounters are always very tight, always very hard for it. these two sides finished third and fourth respectively last year and you can imagine that with the world cup next year the two dominant forces in this petition, england and france, have already booked their spots, but the other nations have not. there is one more automatic guaranteed qualification spot on for grabs in this women's six nations so there is plenty on the line. could any team close the gap on dominate england you are looking for their sixth consecutive title? we will find out very soon. they begin the defence of their championship tomorrow away in italy with captain molly parker set to make her 100th england cap. a big

moment for her and herfamily. jae moment for her and her family. joe corrie in moment for her and her family. joe corrie in cardiff for us. max verstappen has maintained his perfect start to the formula one season by claiming pole for sunday's australian grand prix. the world champion�*s two laps in the final session were both good enough for first place on the grid. the dutchman ended up quarter of a second quicker than carlos sainz. the spaniard made an impressive return to action after missing the last race two weeks ago due to surgery to remove his appendix. that was a bit unexpected i think today in qualifying, but very happy with 03. i think both of those laps felt very nice and that was very enjoyable. but, yes, it was a bit of a tricky weekend so far, but we managed to be there at the end, so i am very happy with that. very happy to be here and very happy to be in the red bulls this weekend, and i was a bit rusty initially, but then i got up to speed and i could finally found the pace and feeling good with the car.

aryna sabalenka is into the last 32 of the miami 0pen, winning her first match after the death of her former boyfriend, konstantin koltsov. sabalenka claimed an impressive straight—sets win over her good friend paula badosa, despite the difficult circumstances surrounding her former partner. sabalenka will play anhelina kalinina in the third round. coco gauff is also into last 32 in miami. she secured a straight—sets win over nadia podoroska. naomi osaka and iga swiatek are amongst those in action later hoping tojoin her. football now, and there's a host of international fixtures to come later, including england hosting brazil at wembley. meanwhile, how about this mouthwatering tie — as france take on germany — both will be at euro 202a. as will denmark and switzerland — who play each other later, too. republic of ireland welcome belgium. earlier, world champions argentina beat el salvador 3—0. uefa has reached a confidential settlement to compensate liverpool fans for personal injury claims from the chaos at the 2022 champions league final in paris.

a failed security operation saw tens of thousands of fans held in for hours before the game at the stade de france. many fans were fired on with tear gas by police, and the final was delayed for nearly a0 minutes. inside the stadium, uefa broadcast a message blaming late—arriving fans in part for the delay. in the nba, lebronjames helped the los angeles lakers beat the philadelphia 76ers for the first time in seven meetings. lebron had 20 points, eight rebounds and six assists as the lakers beat philadelphia for the first time since march, 2020. the lakers won despite having their lowest—scoring performance since early january. and that's all the sport for now. we will be back with more later on. gavin, thank you. let's go to the middle east. the first british field hospital has been set up in gaza ? and is aiming to be fully functioning early next week. the hospital was sent by truck from manchester to provide life—saving medical treatment

for the sick and injured in gaza. it has been established by a team from the aid organisation, uk med, which deploys many nhs staff to emergencies. uk med already has surgical teams working in the al aqsa hospital, the only hospital still functioning in the centre of the gaza strip. from jerusalem, our senior international correspondent 0rla guerin sent this report. wheeled through the chaos. 12—year—old anis, another young victim of israel's assault on gaza. he's on his way to surgery in al aqsa hospital, a team from uk med standing by. so, without the patient with a femoral fracture. he is a very brave boy. so, let's go. anit says he was playing

when his neighbourhood was bombed. he was injured, and his mother and six—month—old baby brother were killed. "may god have mercy on their souls," he says. the surgery goes well. it's one of hundreds the team have performed at the hospital. where they have been faced with desperate need are some of the worst a war can do. i've worked on many war zones over the past nine years and at what shocks me about this particular context is the number of children injured that we are seeing, and the extent of the injuries. they are life—changing injuries that a child will have to live with.

with gaza's hospitals overwhelmed and under israeli attack, the uk team have been building a new facility. it's in the desert sands north of rafah. they got started with local timber from destroyed buildings, when theirfield hospital was held up at the border. it took a lot of negotiation to get plan, and to get things across the border. it's been a challenge to find staff, a challenge to communicate — none of the phones work, the internet doesn't work, and everything somehow has to be made to work in order to bring essential urgent life—saving services to people. they are already seeing about 100 outpatients a day here, and expect to double that soon. the doctors are ready to treat everything from minor illnesses to gunshot wounds. and if israel carries out a ground invasion of rafah, as it's threatening to do, this field hospital could be crucial. 0rla guerin, bbc news, jerusalem. as we mentioned, the un secretary—general has been at the rafah crossing, on the egypt side.

he has called again for a humanitarian ceasefire. he said israel has to offer and are unclad commitment to allow humanitarian supplies to get through. the father of damilola taylor, who was murdered aged 10, has died. richard taylor — who was 75 and seen here with the dark red tie on — had spent years campaigning for disadvantaged children after his son was stabbed to death, with a broken bottle, in 2000 in peckham in south london. let's speak now to kayleigh wainwright from uk youth a british charity working with young people. mr taylor sadly lost his son, which prompted him to be the unwitting campaigner, if you like. tell us about what he did.— campaigner, if you like. tell us about what he did. yes, from that reall sad about what he did. yes, from that really sad tragedy, _ about what he did. yes, from that really sad tragedy, richard - about what he did. yes, from that really sad tragedy, richard then i really sad tragedy, richard then gave _ really sad tragedy, richard then gave his — really sad tragedy, richard then gave his life to ensuring that young people _

gave his life to ensuring that young people lived free from fear of violence _ people lived free from fear of violence in communities, and he did so much _ violence in communities, and he did so much to— violence in communities, and he did so much to help young people and children— so much to help young people and children around the country to live better— children around the country to live better lives. and at uk youth we worked — better lives. and at uk youth we worked really closely with the damilola taylor trust which richard setup _ damilola taylor trust which richard setup in _ damilola taylor trust which richard set up in damilola taylor's legacy, and we _ set up in damilola taylor's legacy, and we will— set up in damilola taylor's legacy, and we will continue to carry on that— and we will continue to carry on that fight— and we will continue to carry on that fight and that campaign to make sure that _ that fight and that campaign to make sure that more young people can live better— sure that more young people can live better lives — sure that more young people can live better lives. and sure that more young people can live better lives-— sure that more young people can live better “vee— better lives. and damilola taylor's mother died _ better lives. and damilola taylor's mother died in _ better lives. and damilola taylor's mother died in 2008. _ better lives. and damilola taylor's mother died in 2008. can - better lives. and damilola taylor's mother died in 2008. can you - better lives. and damilola taylor's mother died in 2008. can you talkj better lives. and damilola taylor's i mother died in 2008. can you talk to us about some of the couple's achievements over the years? this i achievements over the years? as i said, achievements over the years? as i said. following _ achievements over the years? as i said, following the death of damilola taylor, which was awful and so tragic, _ damilola taylor, which was awful and so tragic, they wanted to basically make _ so tragic, they wanted to basically make sure — so tragic, they wanted to basically make sure that as much as possible no other— make sure that as much as possible no other young person or family would _ no other young person or family would have to go through that, and they founded the damilola taylor trust. _ they founded the damilola taylor trust, and the aim of the trust is around _ trust, and the aim of the trust is around ensuring that young people with live _ around ensuring that young people with live free from fear and violence _ with live free from fear and violence. they did lots of things.

they— violence. they did lots of things. they worked closely with the kings college _ they worked closely with the kings college london hospital and a room was created there to ensure that medical— was created there to ensure that medical students from deprived areas have somewhere to go. they also led the work _ have somewhere to go. they also led the work... also led to the youth violence — the work... also led to the youth violence commission, which led to the creation of the violence reduction units come out is about different— reduction units come out is about different agencies working together to reduce _ different agencies working together to reduce crime in vulnerable areas. and they— to reduce crime in vulnerable areas. and they also launched the protect your lifem — and they also launched the protect your life... respect your life, not a life— your life... respect your life, not a life campaign back in the early 2000, _ a life campaign back in the early 2000, which was a really big campaign in partnership with rio ferdinand — campaign in partnership with rio ferdinand to try to raise awareness around _ ferdinand to try to raise awareness around knife crime. so they did a lot to _ around knife crime. so they did a lot to raise — around knife crime. so they did a lot to raise awareness of this issue — lot to raise awareness of this issue. , ., ., ., _ lot to raise awareness of this issue. , ., ., ., ., issue. these are not easy topics to address. issue. these are not easy topics to address- and _ issue. these are not easy topics to address. and mr _ issue. these are not easy topics to address. and mr taylor _ issue. these are not easy topics to address. and mr taylor did - issue. these are not easy topics to address. and mr taylor did say - address. and mr taylor did say himself a few years ago that after two decades working on this, it had taken its toll on him.—

taken its toll on him. richard did so much for— taken its toll on him. richard did so much for the _ taken its toll on him. richard did so much for the damilola - taken its toll on him. richard did so much for the damilola taylor| so much for the damilola taylor trust. _ so much for the damilola taylor trust. so — so much for the damilola taylor trust, so much to raise awareness. underneath — trust, so much to raise awareness. underneath that, his family who have lost their— underneath that, his family who have lost their son and gone through so much _ lost their son and gone through so much trauma, and he did so much for other— much trauma, and he did so much for other families who had also lost their— other families who had also lost their children through similar circumstances. and richard was surrounded by lots of friends and family. _ surrounded by lots of friends and family, and through the work that he did he _ family, and through the work that he did he created a legacy. which uk vouth _ did he created a legacy. which uk youth are — did he created a legacy. which uk youth are a — did he created a legacy. which uk youth are a part of. that is all about — youth are a part of. that is all about organisations coming together to solve _ about organisations coming together to solve this issue collectively and not solely. — to solve this issue collectively and not solely, so, yeah, ithink richard's _ not solely, so, yeah, ithink richard's legacy will definitely live on— richard's legacy will definitely live on in that work. gk, richard's legacy will definitely live on in that work. 0k, thank you very much — live on in that work. 0k, thank you very much for— live on in that work. 0k, thank you very much forjoining _ live on in that work. 0k, thank you very much forjoining us. _ live on in that work. 0k, thank you very much forjoining us. richard i very much forjoining us. richard taylor, who has died at the age of 75. let's return now to the news that the princess of wales is undergoing treatment for cancer. catherine revealed the diagnosis herself, in a statement recorded

on wednesday at windsor castle. i wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you personally for all the wonderful messages of support and for your understanding whilst i've been recovering from surgery. it has been an incredibly tough couple of months for our entire family. but i've had a fantastic medical team who've taken great care of me for which i'm so grateful. in january, i underwent major abdominal surgery in london and at the time it was thought that my condition was non—cancerous. the surgery was successful, however, tests after the operation found cancer had been present. my medical team therefore advised that i should undergo a course of preventative chemotherapy, and i'm now in the early stages of that treatment. this, of course, came as a huge shock, and william and i have been doing everything we can to process and manage this privately for the sake of our young family.

as you can imagine, this has taken time. it has taken me time to recover from major surgery in order to start my treatment. but most importantly, it has taken us time to explain everything to george, charlotte and louis in a way that's appropriate for them, and to reassure them that i'm going to be ok. as i've said to them, i am well and getting stronger every day by focusing on the things that will help me heal — in my mind, body and spirits. having william by my side is a great source of comfort and reassurance, too, as is the love, support and kindness that has been shown by so many of you. it means so much to us both. we hope that you'll understand that as a family we now need some time, space and privacy while i complete my treatment. my work has always brought me a deep sense ofjoy, and i look forward to being back when i'm able. but, for now, i must focus on making a full recovery.

at this time, i'm also thinking of all those whose lives have been affected by cancer. for everyone facing this disease, in whatever form, please do not lose faith or hope. you are not alone. this is the scene live in windsor now. there's been a steady stream of people going to the castle today. the royal couple and their kids live inside the castle estate. we've been hearing from people there today about how they feel about the princess' message. take a listen. we have been thinking about all along and wishing her the best. it along and wishing her the best. it broke our hearts because we have voung _ broke our hearts because we have young kids — broke our hearts because we have young kids. and that part is really tragic, _ young kids. and that part is really tragic, and — young kids. and that part is really tragic, and i think, is a fellow

mum: — tragic, and i think, is a fellow mum, everyone should just give very little space — mum, everyone should just give very little space. obviously, the kids are going — little space. obviously, the kids are going to have a really tough time _ are going to have a really tough time with— are going to have a really tough time with this, any child would. they— time with this, any child would. they are — time with this, any child would. they are going through something so private and heart or hard, it is really tough. private and heart or hard, it is really tough-— private and heart or hard, it is really tough. she has got young kids, really tough. she has got young kids. right. _ really tough. she has got young kids, right, and _ really tough. she has got young kids, right, and she _ really tough. she has got young kids, right, and she is - really tough. she has got young kids, right, and she is a - really tough. she has got young kids, right, and she is a human| kids, right, and she is a human being. — kids, right, and she is a human being. so— kids, right, and she is a human being. so i_ kids, right, and she is a human being, so i thought it was all quite upsettind — being, so i thought it was all quite upsetting. hopefully now they can -et upsetting. hopefully now they can get a _ upsetting. hopefully now they can get a bit _ upsetting. hopefully now they can get a bit of privacy as she heals. ben thomson has been at windsor castle for us today. earlier, he spoke to christine ross, a royal expert and presentor of the royally us weekly podcast. shejoined ben from the newsroom in london, and spoke a little about how she would report on the latest story, which comes after weeks of intense speculation. i think, as you said, there is this devastating news that the princess of wales is undergoing this treatment, and a second side to the story, which is the ongoing social media speculation and now a response and reaction to that. which is a whole other half of the story. and there's been a lot of backtracking, a lot of apologies going on online,

and i think that that needs to be highlighted as we report on this ongoing story. yeah, there's a certain irony, isn't there? because we've heard from the boss of twitter or x, whatever you want to call it, linda yaccarino. she said this morning, "a brave message delivered this morning by princess kate with her signature grace. her request for privacy to protect her children and allow her to move forward without endless speculation seems like a reasonable request to respect." and yet, at the same time, platforms including hers are where some of that speculation has spread pretty rapidly in recent weeks? yes, absolutely. i think this might start a larger conversation on how we share media and how news is spread on social media, and also if any sort of form from a personal, human level needs to take place. yes, you're quite right. on a personal level, requests for privacy coming from all quarters, including the uk prime minister rishi sunak, and also leader of the opposition keir starmer. making it clear that now is not

the time for speculation, to allow catherine to deal with this in private. and just a word from you, if you will — we have to remember they are humans, they're real people, they are facing this together as a family. and she was very keen to make sure that the children were front and centre of her discussions, explaining to them what was going on. but crucially, that she was going to be ok. yeah, i think we've really put the royal family on this gilded pedestal, but behind the scenes and aside from all of that glitz and glamour and tiaras, they are a very normal family with young children trying to mitigate an incredible situation under a microscope. we've also been speaking to professor richard simcocks — chief medical officer for macmillan cancer support — to find out a little more about how catherine's diagnosis might help others in the same position. very heartwarming and inspiring

for her to finish her message with a message to other people affected by cancer and letting them know they're not alone. something that we at macmillan cancer support, that's the message that we want to get to people affected by cancer, that there is information and support available always. and for her to close her message like that, thinking of others, was really very heartwarming, when she's going through such a personal difficulty. and in that message, she talks, doesn't she, about the need to be able to tell her family, her young children, the news in a way and a manner that was appropriate to them, a way that they would understand. and that is so important, because we need to remember this is an ordeal, a personal ordeal, and it involves a family that will be coming to terms with this, like many otherfamilies right across the country. exactly. so, at macmillan cancer support, we often advise people affected by cancer who are struggling to know how to discuss this with theirfamily members. i would say that, as a cancer physician, it's usually, if not the first thought,

but almost immediately, the second thought, when we give a diagnosis of cancer, "how on earth do i explain this to my loved ones and my family?" and that's a challenge, we offer support in that. each family has to find its own way. they'll find different ways to speak to their children. and they've clearly taken the time to understand better. so when they speak to their children, they can answer some of the questions their children will have. yes. and also, we also need to remember, don't we, the family here? it is a family that is coming to terms with this. but prince william, his father facing a cancer diagnosis and undergoing treatment, and now his wife in a similar position, too. and the focus is quite rightly on those undergoing the treatment, but at the same time, it will have an effect on the wider family? absolutely. and the princess of wales is a person affected by cancer, but she's also a mother and she'll have wanted to take time — i think she expressed that in the video — to make sure that she's explained it to her children

and protected her children. each family will choose their own way to do that. they'll need to do that in a way that's timely, where they've got the right information. they'll need to know their children, ask their children's... answer their children's questions appropriately. we know at macmillan children will have different questions. we advise people to make sure that we answer those questions honestly, that you take your time to do it properly. you may want to involve schools, colleges, make sure that those children have support outside of the home, make sure that the questions are grounded in reality. and for children as young as the princess' children, there are often misconceptions about cancer which can cause confusion. we often have to remind parents to tell young children, for example, that cancer is not infectious, for example, it's not like germs. you can't catch it. but also to remind children, cancer is a word that covers many, many different diagnoses with different prognoses, different stages, and that what they may have heard about someone else's cancer may not apply to their parent's cancer. so a lot of information to share

sensitively and carefully. as is often the case when it comes to stories about the royal family, the international community has been reacting to the news. camera crews from around the world have descended on windsor. ben thompson spoke to edward godfrey — a correspondent from channel 9 in australia, and artur kieruzal — a correspondent from the polish broadcaster tvp. the royal family in poland is very popular. and the message, the news about princess kate's cancer problem was a huge shock for the polish public because, as i said, she is very popular. and people see her as a person — very young, very fit, very energetic — and now she's facing with the very serious health issue. and so many poles have someone with a cancer problem in theirfamily, so that's why they feel some solidarity with her.

and when i checked this morning the polish newspapers, there was a huge amount of details, news about princess kate and also king charles. so it shows that people think about her. and they sent her a lot of very warm, supportive messages. and edward, a very special connection, of course, between the uk and australia. how has this news been received back home? of course, a huge amount of shock, i think some sadness from a lot of people in australia. we have a strong connection to the uk, of course, being part of the commonwealth, and the princess of wales is extremely popular in australia as well. so this news broke, you know, prime—time evening news bulletins here in the uk. back home, it was very early in the morning in australia it broke, and we went straight into our morning breakfast programmes and our breakfast news programmes and were in rolling coverage for several hours. and it's been the lead story all day — we've just finished 6pm crosses here in windsor,

and it's been the lead story right around the country. so, like everywhere, there'd been a lot of interest and intrigue as to what was going on with the princess of wales. and sadly, this news isn't great, so... but, you know, it's a big shock and lots of people there wishing her well. and just a brief word on what was supposed to be a royal visit this year as well. yes. so we're preparing for a potential royal visit to australia later in the year. i believe that's supposed to be around october, around the commonwealth heads of government meeting. it was expected that king charles and queen camilla would be making that trip — it hadn't been declared by the palace — and the prince and princess of wales potentially as well. but now, given this news, with what the king is going through and now what we've learned the princess is going through as well, that royal visit, i guess, could be could be in doubt. the sound of the bagpipes there drowning out those two guests of ours. as you can imagine, there's been a significant amount of press coverage on this story — i just want to take a minute to take you through some of the front pages

of the papers we're seeing today. daily mail? "i am getting well and stronger everyday. i am going to be ok". this is the guardian ? "princess of wales receiving chemotherapy treatment." the sun has a message — "kate you are not alone". and the telegraph ? "cancer came as a huge shock." they do say several people have been arrested. they also made an accusation that some of the assailants tried to flee to ukraine. ukraine has pushed back against that and said it is not true. now time for a look at the weather with ben

rich. good afternoon. some impressive cloudscapes out there today. yes, some spells of sunshine, but these big shower clouds bringing some very heavy downpours of rain, a bit of thunder and lightning thrown in. some of the showers have been wintry over high ground in the north. here it is on the satellite picture. these lumpy shower clouds pushing south—eastwards across the uk. just about wherever you are through the rest of the day, you could see a shower. some of the showers heavy, with hail and thunder. still wintry over the highest ground in scotland — say, above 500 or 600 metres elevation. windy out there, particularly gusty for western and northern coasts. and so, that is affecting the feel of the weather. temperatures on the thermometer — nine or ten degrees. factor in the strength of the wind, the feels—like temperatures — which include the wind chill — around five or six degrees. so as we head into the evening,

still a few showers around. in fact, some more persistent rain and mountain snow across some parts of eastern and north—eastern scotland. elsewhere, i think most of the showers will fade through the night. it will stay fairly blustery. the winds easing down a little bit across western parts, but staying windy enough to stop the temperatures dropping too far — three, four or five degrees for most of us into tomorrow morning. now, we start tomorrow with this very weak ridge of high pressure just trying to build its way in. that will give us a window of drier and quieter weather. still quite windy close to the east coast as we start the day, with one or two showers. we'll keep some showers in northern scotland, wintry over high ground. and then, through the afternoon, cloud will gather out towards the west. that mayjust bring a little bit of rain into western counties of northern ireland through the second half of the afternoon. temperatures a little bit up on where they are today, actually, around 11 or 12 degrees. now, through sunday night and into monday, this frontal system tries to push its way in from the west. there is still a little bit of uncertainty about how much progress this front will make northwards and eastwards. i think the greatest chance of rain on monday is across south—west england, also parts of wales, northern ireland.

but it may be that this wet weather ends up pushing a little bit further north. and if it gets into scotland — well, that could give some snow. at this stage, it looks like just some wintry showers in northern scotland. many eastern parts of the uk largely dry. but through the week ahead, we will see showers or longer spells of rain. the chance for some snow, especially over high ground in scotland. temperatures slowly creeping upwards.

live from london, this is bbc news. four suspects arrested after at least 130 people killed in a moscow concert hall attack — president putin vows they will be punished. meanwhile the islamic state group says four of its fighters carried out the attack, releasing a photo of those it claims are responsible. the attack, releasing a photo i the attack, releasing a photo then windsor, the ho princess i then windsor, the hometown of the princess of wales and her family, and it is an incredibly busy day, but amongst tourists and locals the conversation has been dominated by the news from the princess of wales that she is being treated for cancer. and in the middle east, the un secretary—general calls for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire while on a visit to the rafah border crossing.

hello, i'm rich preston, welcome to the programme. we begin in russia, following the deadly attack on a concert hall, where at least 130 people were killed. this is the scene live in moscow right now — rescuers are still searching through the charred remains of crocus city hall. the death toll is expected to "rise significantly", according to the city's governor. in a televised address, president vladimir putin said that all four gunmen behind the attack have been arrested — seven others have been detained for their suspected involvment. he called the attack a "barbaric terrorist act" and he announced that the 24th of march would be a national day of mourning. the president said "all those responsible will be punished."

translation: all those _ who were shooting and killing people